反义词是lenient，意思是宽容的，例如：

1.The judge was far too lenient with him.法官对他太宽容了。

2.There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.甚少证据显示严惩比宽大更能遏止犯罪。

3.Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.奥斯瓦尔德教授的观点稍微温和些。